lakhlie : 39.5 million people traveled on trains in 2014

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Mohamed Rabie  Lakhlie, Director General of the National Office of Railways said that about 39.5 million people traveled on board the trains office in 2014 an increase of 4 per cent compared with 2013.

The spring Lakhlie, in his speech during a press conference held this afternoon to deliver the annual toll of the National Bureau of Railways, that the Bureau has achieved "positive outcome draw last year, and seeks to develop this year," adding that he "maintained the pace of growth upward has been achieved Since more than a decade, recording a turnover stood at 1.45 billion dirhams. "

The spokesman said that the office itself exceeded the objectives underlined in the contract program, which links the state Office, both in what attaches people to transfer, or transportation of goods. "

In this context, he added that Oncf transfer of approximately 34.6 million tons of goods across its lines, to achieve a turnover reached 2.13 billion dirhams, to achieve the landfill, says Lakhlie, "turnover total reached AED 3.6 billion, an increase estimated by 1 per cent Compared with 2013, the value added rose by 1.3 stands at 2.7 billion dirhams.

With regard to the investments initiated by the office during the past year value, it said it exceeded 6 billion dirhams, dedicated to the follow-up to the completion of major building sites, including the high-speed train project (TVG), which reached the works in which "70 percent," according to Lakhlie, who added that the project to modernize the fleet is located Currently the office reached 70 per cent as well.

With regard to the summer of this year, which will see the kinetics unprecedented, to synchronize Eid al-Fitr with summer vacation, Director General of the National Office of Railways Speaking pointed out, that it has been allocated 250 trains a day, equivalent to 140 thousand per day, and 3,000 rail workers, and 300 nets Open , and that "to ensure the normal passenger traffic on the national railway" lines, adds the same speaker.

On the other hand, admitted Lakhlie the difficulties it faces, especially with regard to the repeated delays of the trains, which complain of it Customers Railway National Office, said in this regard, that the rate of respect Alqtart time stop at "78 per cent", which explains the size of the dissatisfaction of some customers about this.

For reference, has been circulated to the National Railway Bureau since 1963, and there under the tutelage of the Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Logistics, and enjoys significant moral personality and financial independence.